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'Karma' | Revolut tracks staff behaviour with bonus-linked points system
Revolut is using a points-based system to assess staff conduct, with scores directly...
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Cop out | Detective allegedly 'weighted down' laptop keys to fake work-from-home
The detective reportedly weighed down keys for 'considerable periods of time'...
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'Neuro-surveillance' | Biometric and 'emotion-sensing' tech could harm worker wellbeing, report warns
A new report has raised concerns about the growing use of biometric and emotion-sensing...
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Productivity paranoia | WFH monitoring back in spotlight amid high sales of 'mouse jigglers'
With sales of 'mouse jiggler' devices still going strong, the ethics of monitoring...
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Biometrics | What HR needs to know about facial recognition & fingerprint scanning in the workplace
In the rapidly evolving workplace landscape, biometric technology, including facial...
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Privacy concerns | Major leisure firm ordered to stop using facial recognition tech to track staff attendance
The UK's data watchdog has ordered a major leisure firm to end facial recognition...
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Networking or the naughty step | Are in-office mandates taking employees back to their school days?
Back to office mandates over the past year have been nothing short of controversial,...
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'Excessively intrusive' | Amazon fined £27m by data watchdog over employee surveillance
Amazon has been fined more than £27million over what was described as an "excessively...
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Employee monitoring | Next gen AI surveillance will only serve to demotivate the workforce
Artificial intelligence has an almost unlimited volume of uses within the workplace....
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Privacy breach | Firm reprimanded for secretly tracking employee's car
An employer acted unlawfully by secretly tracking the car movements of one of its...
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Snooping Bosses | How can managers beat 'productivity paranoia'?
With the rise of remote working and developments in the technology available, many...
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ICO warning | Firms urged to consider law & workers' rights before monitoring employees
The Information Commissioner's Office is calling on organisations to consider both...
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Big Brother bosses | Employee surveillance under the microscope after recent controversies
With stories about employers tracking their staff becoming more frequent, HR finds...
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A worthy sacrifice? | Staff will accept more surveillance for more flexibility, study shows
Employee surveillance remains a divisive topic, and rightly so. Should they so desire,...
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'Dystopian' | Workplace surveillance more likely to target young, female & black staff
Worker surveillance is as old as work itself, but new technology is making it easier...
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Big Brother? | Forcing staff to keep webcams on breaches human rights laws, court says
Court in Europe rules against firm that required staff to keep their webcam on at...
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Eyes on you | Are bosses going too far in surveilling their staff?
Britain's largest federation of trade unions, the TUC, has warned that staff surveillance...
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Privacy concerns | 78% of employers use monitoring tools to track staff work rates
As hybrid working becomes more commonplace, a growing number of employers are using...
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Spying bosses | Viral TikTok video shows remote staff how to 'fake work' as WFH snooping rises
Remote staff have discovered a new device which helps them trick snooping bosses...
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‘It was creepy’ | Can you monitor your employees in their homes?
In this myGrapevine+ exclusive we explore the legal implications of monitoring employees...
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